Farakka (community development block)
| Farakka ফারাক্কা সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক | |
|---|---|
| community development block | |
  Farakka Location in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates: 24°47′51″N 87°54′51″E / 24.7976°N 87.9143°ECoordinates: 24°47′51″N 87°54′51″E / 24.7976°N 87.9143°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 144.78 km2 (55.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 274,111 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 134,650 (59.75%) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Maldaha Dakshin |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Samserganj, Farakka |
| Website |
murshidabad |
Farakka is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Farakka police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Farakka.
Geography
Farakka is located at 24°47′51″N 87°54′51″E / 24.7976°N 87.9143°E
Farakka community development block has an area of 144.78 km2.
The holy river Ganga flows through this block.
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats in Farakka block/ panchayat samiti are: Arjunpur, Bahadurpur, Beniagram, Bewa I, Bewa II, Imamnagar, Mahadevnagar, Maheshpur and Nayansukhi.[1]
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Farakka CD Block had a total population of 274,111, of which 167,826 were rural and 106,285 were urban. There were 139,226 (51%) males and 134,885 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 225,344. Scheduled Castes numbered 32,689 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 5,165.[2]
Census towns in Farakka CD Block were (2011 figures in brackets}: Farakka Barrage Township (20,126), Srimantapur (P) (4,374), Benia Gram (15,046), Arjunpur (6,042), Sibnagar (6,812), Memrejpur (9,851), Pranpara (22,297) and Mahadebnagar (21,737).[2]
Large Villages in Farakka CD Block were (2011 figures in brackets}: Bahadurpur (4,079), Uttar Bhabanipur (5,509), Bewa (P) (15,265), Andhua (4,090), Sri Rampur (4,848), Jafarganj (12,114), Ballalpur (7,117), Imamnagar (6,933), Kuli (28,092), Bhabanipur (11,465), Sankarpur (4,411) and Jigrikulgachhi (6,004).[2]
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Farakka CD Block was 134,650 (59.75% of the population above 6 years) out of which 74,957 (56%) were males and 59,693 (44%) were females.[2]
As per 2011 census, literacy in Murshidabad district was 66.59.[3]Literacy in West Bengal was 77.08% in 2011.[4]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[4]
Economy
Agriculture
Main cops cultivated are paddy, jute, potato, onion, garlic and brinjal. The source of water is ponds and tubewells. Famous fruits are mango, litchi and jackfruit.
Agriculture is the main occupation. Women are mainly beedi workers. Beedi is the largest small-scale industry.
Farakka Super Thermal Power Station
Six units of the 2,100 MW Farakka Super Thermal Power Station, owned by NTPC Limited was commissioned between 1986 and 2011.[5]A major coal mining project of Eastern Coalfields Limited (Rajmahal open cast project, a part of Rajmahal coalfield) is going on in Boarijore, Mahagama and Sunderpahari CD Blocks of Godda district in Jharkhand.[6]Rajmahal open cast project (earlier known as Lalmatia Colliery) supplies coal to the Farakka Super Thermal Power Station and the 2,340 MW Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station.[7]
Transport
NH 34 passes through Farakka block. NH 80 connects Farakka and Mokama.
New Farakka railway station is served by Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line and Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa loop. The 2,240 metres (7,350 ft) long Farakka Barrage carries a rail-cum-road bridge across the Ganges. The rail bridge was thrown open to the public in 1971, thereby linking the towns of Murshidabad district and South Bengal to Malda Town railway station, New Jalpaiguri railway station and other railway stations in North Bengal.[8][9]
Healthcare
Farakka block is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[10]
References
- ↑ "BRGF Allotment Order No. 12" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Department of Panchayats & Rural Development. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- 1 2 3 4 "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Provisional population tables and annexures" (PDF). Census 2011:Table 2(3) Literates and Literacy rates by sex. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ "NTPC". Power Generation – Coal-based power stations. NTPC. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ↑ "Godda District Official website". Profile. Godda district administration. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ↑ "Raj Mahal Coal Mines". Source Watch. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ↑ Salman, Salman M. A.; Uprety, Kishor (2002). Conflict and cooperation on South Asia's international rivers: a legal perspective. World Bank Publications. pp. 135–136. ISBN 978-0-8213-5352-3. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ↑ R.P.Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study )". SOES. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
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